Arkansas survives a harrowing trip to Starkville, winning a double-overtime thriller and setting up a game with LSU next week that could decide an at-large BCS berth.
Arkansas Vs. Mississippi State: Arkansas Survives Improving Mississippi State, 38-31, In Double Overtime
All of this after Relf set a season-high for completions (20), attempts (30) and yardage (227). His passer rating and completion percentage were his best in a month and a half. Relf also had 97 yards and a touchdown on 30 rushes.
In fact, if you had told Mississippi State fans before this game that they would outgain Arkansas (granted, it was only by a yard, 489-488) and have 11 more first downs (32-21) and a nearly 13-minute edge in time of possession, anyone with any sense would have taken that in a heartbeat.
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After the first 12 or so minutes of the third quarter went by with little event, Arkansas suddenly made things interesting on two straight plays.
And so we head to the fourth quarter with the Hogs in the lead.
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Arkansas Vs. Mississippi State: Arkansas Kicks Field Goal On Final Drive Of Half
Arkansas Vs. Mississippi State: Bulldogs Follow Strategy And Get Some Luck, Lead 21-14
If Mississippi State had a broader strategy for this game, it was probably to keep Arkansas’ offense off the field as much as possible while undertaking long marches down the field. If that’s the case, then the second quarter can be classified as “mission accomplished.”
The Bulldogs have taken more than 10 minutes off the clock with a pair of drives that started just before the end of the first quarter. The two drives went a total of 130 yards on 26 plays.
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The teams swapped fumbles to end the first quarter, which ended up with the ball in Mississippi State’s hands. From there, Dan Mullen decided to go all-out for a touchdown, calling a fake punt and another fourth-down conversion as State drove down the field.
Relf is now 8-of-11 for 94 yards, which is already a great night for him.
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Mallett is 5-of-8 for 60 yards and a touchdown so far.
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Arkansas Vs. Mississippi State: Bulldogs Take To The Air For First Touchdown
Passing is not exactly State’s strong suit, but defense is also not the calling card of Arkansas under Bobby Petrino. We’ll see if State can continue to pass the ball and keep things interesting.
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Last weekend, Arkansas took a break from SEC play to battle Texas-El Paso, and the result of that mismatch was a 58-21 victory. The Razorbacks now own a four-game win streak that has enabled them to move to 8-2 overall and 4-2 in SEC action.
Mississippi State entered last weekend’s showdown with Alabama sporting a six- game win streak, the longest for the program since 1999. Unfortunately, that contest was rather lopsided, as the Bulldogs fell in Tuscaloosa by a 30-10 final.
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